Highlights:

Skills:Scrum Master

Membership:scrumalliance

Certification:CSM (Certified Scrum Master)

Scrum Master 05/2023 - current
elixir technologies, Islamabad, Pakistan
Industry: Documentation
Helping Scrum Squads deliver valuable Product Increment (Tango Product)
• Facilitate and guide a cross-functional development team in adopting and implementing Scrum principles and practices, resulting in a 30% increase in delivery velocity. • Lead daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to foster transparency and team collaboration. • Ensure adherence to Scrum values and ceremonies, effectively coaching team members on self-organization and cross-functionality for increased productivity. • Collaborate closely with product owners and stakeholders to prioritize and manage the product backlog, enhancing the alignment of releases with business objectives. • Identify and actively remove impediments and roadblocks that hinder the team’s progress, facilitating quick resolutions to ensure smooth sprint execution. • Track and communicate project progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders and management, utilizing agile project management tools like JIRA and Trello to facilitate clear reporting. • Promote a collaborative and agile mindset across the organization, leading workshops that educate team members on Agile principles and methodologies. • Supported the Scrum Master in implementing Agile methodologies across two product teams, contributing to the overall team performance and engagement. • Assisted in organizing daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, documenting action items and ensuring follow-through for continuous improvement. • Facilitated communication between stakeholders and the development team, enhancing understanding and alignment on project goals and deliverables. • Developed and maintained the product backlog in JIRA, enabling the tracking of user stories, bugs, and technical tasks to prioritize work effectively. • Participated in conflict resolution and team dynamics coaching, fostering an environment of trust and collaboration among team members.--
Project Manager 10/2022 - 05/2023
takafulbazaar, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan
Industry: Insurance
End to End Project delivery
• Defined project scope, goals, and deliverables consistent with business strategy, leading to a 15% increase in project success rates within the first year. • Developed comprehensive project plans, including detailed timelines, budgets, and resource allocations, effectively managing resources across multiple projects. • Coordinated cross-functional teams including developers, designers, and QA testers, ensuring timely execution of project tasks and adherence to quality standards. • Monitored project progress and performance using Agile methodologies, identifying and mitigating risks early in the project lifecycle. • Maintained open lines of communication with stakeholders, providing consistent updates on project status and managing expectations to enhance stakeholder satisfaction. • Facilitated weekly project meetings and ensured that all documentation was maintained accurately, improving transparency and team collaboration. • Conducted post-project evaluations to identify areas for improvement, leading to process enhancements that reduced project delivery times by 20%.--
Senior Project Manager 04/2022 - 10/2022
Cubix, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan
Industry: Blockchain Games
(Delivered Second World game & Agile Transformation) Managed a team of 4 Senior Project Managers + 8 Associate Project Managers) Delivered Second World Game with Dev teams (8) + 1 APM + Shared (Devop + Architect + Team Lead + UI/UX)
• Implement Agile Methodologies • Promote Agile ways in PMO Office, Stakeholders & Cross-functional development teams • Building Agile Teams • To enhance Change Process Adoption, Fulfilment • Agile Coaching & Mentoring • Stakeholder Management, • Risk Identification & Change Initiation & Control, Status Reporting, • KPI, OKR, Metrics & Measures, • Resource Pooling & Utilization, • Scrum of Scrum, • PI Planning, • Backlog Management • JIRA Administration • Scrum Events like Daily Scrum, Grooming Calls, Planning Calls, Review Calls, Retrospective Call, Deployment & Release Planning Calls • Kanban Events like Daily Scrum, Replenishment Calls, Service Delivery Calls, Risks Calls, Operational calls & Strategy Calls • Use Scrum & Kanban Artifacts / Metrics to control work item deliveries. • Experience managing project tickets and maintenance including triage/troubleshooting tickets, and balancing maintenance with feature development.--
Senior Project Manager 05/2021 - 10/2021
Centric, DXB, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan
Industry: Website Development
end to end project delivery
• Implement Agile Methodologies • Promote Agile ways in PMO Office, Stakeholders & Cross-functional development teams • Building Agile Teams • To enhance Change Process Adoption, Fulfilment • Agile Coaching & Mentoring • Stakeholder Management, • Risk Identification & Change Initiation & Control, Status Reporting, • KPI, OKR, Metrics & Measures, • Resource Pooling & Utilization, • Scrum of Scrum, • PI Planning, • Backlog Management • JIRA Administration • Scrum Events like Daily Scrum, Grooming Calls, Planning Calls, Review Calls, Retrospective Call, Deployment & Release Planning Calls • Kanban Events like Daily Scrum, Replenishment Calls, Service Delivery Calls, Risks Calls, Operational calls & Strategy Calls • Use Scrum & Kanban Artifacts / Metrics to control work item deliveries.--
Scrum Master 10/2021 - 04/2021
Shispare, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan
Industry: Warehouse
Facilitate Agile Squads Help squads resolve conflicts & dependencies help change management facilitate stakeholders communication
• Lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives) in both in-person and remote settings. • Ensure that all team members are engaged and participate actively in discussions. • Utilize tools and technologies effectively for remote collaboration (e.g., video conferencing, virtual whiteboards, and Agile project management tools). • Foster team dynamics that encourage open communication and collaboration across geographically dispersed team members. • Coach team members in Agile principles and practices to enhance team performance. • Mentor Product Owners in backlog refinement and prioritization processes. • Define, track, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure team velocity, throughput, quality, and other relevant metrics. • Utilize metrics to identify areas for improvement and optimize team performance. • Provide regular reports and insights to stakeholders regarding team progress and productivity. • Facilitate a culture of continuous improvement through regular retrospectives and post-mortem discussions. • Help teams identify and implement process improvements based on feedback and metrics. • Work closely with Product Owners, stakeholders, and other Scrum Masters to align on project goals and deliverables. • Act as a point of contact for any Scrum-related queries from team members and management. • Identify and resolve conflicts within the team or between teams to maintain a healthy working environment. • Encourage a culture of constructive feedback and open communication.--
Agile Project Manager 10/2021 - 04/2022
Freelance Work, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan
Industry: Restaurant Survey APP, HealthCare, Survey, Violation
end to end project deliveries
• To employ suitable Agile methodology to resolve problems and align Product Goal. • To lead cross-functional teams through system development lifecycle. Inclusive of development and implementation of project planning documents. • To perform periodical customer journeys & UAT to keep product goal alignment and with agility (respond to change) with related development, roadmap, themes, risk mitigation plans. • Ensuring change management process are implemented comprehensively through metrics & measures & documents are in synch & validated. • Removing Integration dependencies through NEXUS implementation. • To Lead teams & to guide the team for continuous retrospection and improvement. • Coaching Product owner with User Story INVEST Criteria like having valid acceptance criteria. • To Facilitate business requirements workshop and agile ceremonies. • To perform Digital Transformation exercises that would lead teams from forming to adjourning maturity stage. • To use excellent communication skills for negotiation, conflict resolution, facilitation & removing impediment • Experience in strategic planning and change management, including planning, analyzing and evaluating programs and approaches.--

Al Khair University 05/1997 - 05/1999
, , United States
Degree: Master's Degree
Major:Computer Science
Masters in Computer Science

Shariq Saad CV Scrum Master, Agile methodologies, Scrum framework, Kanban, Project management, User stories, Sprint planning, Backlog management, Daily stand-ups, Sprint review, Continuous improvement, Agile coaching, Team facilitation, Cross-functional teams, Stakeholder engagement, Servant leadership, Agile transformation, Risk management, Metrics and reporting, Jira/Confluence, Scaling frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS), Communication skills, Conflict resolution, Process improvement, Team building